Design Musings

Graphic Design Annual 2014: Print

Print Title Page by Sawdust

STICKY NOTES ANNUAL REPORT

600 bright fluorescent sticky notes are perfectly aligned on the cover of this annual by Dentsu Inc. The brightly coloured cover doesn’t only dazzle your eyes, but, with time, you start to unveil the hidden cover. Not only useful, but exciting. A piece of print meant to be carried around and used!

WE ARE GROWING ANNUAL REPORT

Firstly, sorry for the screenshots. I only truly understood the genius behind this when watching the video on the Imago website as opposed to reading the magazine so I hope this series of images convey the concept clearly. I literally stopped and stared at this annual report for a while with my mouth hanging open. The annual report is tiered, throwing out facts about the Atlantica Grupa. It gives the impression of steps as if you are climbing them with the Atlantica Grupa to see their achievements. Lastly, in profile, the report opens into a bar chart conveying the concept of growth perfectly.

COLLECTIONS BY MONOTYPE

This is a series of limited-edition books from Monotype’s archives around a certain topic. For example, Rankin (Fashion) and Creative Review’s Patrick Burgoyne (Heritage). The collaboration between Sea Design and the world’s leading type foundry, Monotype, has produced this beautifully designed collection.